Mézel

For the commune in Puy-de-Dôme, see Mezel.
Mézel

The main road in the village of Mézel

Coat of arms
Mézel

Coordinates: 43°59′51″N 6°11′48″E / 43.9975°N 6.1967°E / 43.9975; 6.1967Coordinates: 43°59′51″N 6°11′48″E / 43.9975°N 6.1967°E / 43.9975; 6.1967
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Mézel
Intercommunality Trois Vallées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Suzor
Area1 21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 660
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 04121 / 04270
Elevation 537–971 m (1,762–3,186 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mézel is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Asse, which forms all of the communes eastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765656    
1793792+20.7%
1800709−10.5%
1806738+4.1%
1821819+11.0%
1831855+4.4%
1836903+5.6%
1841985+9.1%
1846963−2.2%
1851869−9.8%
1856811−6.7%
1861805−0.7%
1866806+0.1%
1872772−4.2%
1876774+0.3%
1881794+2.6%
1886929+17.0%
1891841−9.5%
1896695−17.4%
1901651−6.3%
1906649−0.3%
1911626−3.5%
1921516−17.6%
1926519+0.6%
1931525+1.2%
1936515−1.9%
1946404−21.6%
1954368−8.9%
1962363−1.4%
1968346−4.7%
1975326−5.8%
1982335+2.8%
1990423+26.3%
1999536+26.7%
2008660+23.1%

See also

References

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